High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, hold up messages protesting a decision by the Nagoya High Court to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi, in front of the court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012. (Kyodo)

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